Nichola Gray KC
UK Bar Guide 2024
Band 2 : Family: Matrimonial Finance
Band 2
About
Provided by Nichola Gray KC
Practice Areas
Nichola was appointed Queen's Counsel in March 2021. She specialises exclusively in financial remedy cases, particularly those involving complex trust and corporate structures. In addition, she is a recognised specialist in property disputes between unmarried cohabitees (particularly where there is also a Children Act 1989, Schedule 1 element to be considered) and previously authored the chapter in Rayden & Jackson relating to such disputes between cohabitees. She is also regularly instructed to advise on and to draft pre-nuptial agreements and has a wealth of experience in both defending and challenging such agreements in Court, having represented the Wife in the frequently cited case of KA v MA (Prenuptial Agreement: Needs) [2018] EWHC 499 (Fam) where she successfully challenged the terms of the pre-nuptial agreement. She is renowned both for her attention to detail and for her robust performance in Court. Nichola is also a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and regularly sits as a Private FDR Judge where her ability to find innovative solutions is highly regarded. She chairs the ADR Committee at 1 Hare Court and is committed to advancing alternative methods of dispute resolution for those clients who wish to avoid court proceedings.
Career
University College, Oxford (Jurisprudence). Called to the Bar in 1991 & appointed Queen's Counsel in 2021.
Professional Memberships
The Family Law Bar Association
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Publications
Blackstone’s Guide to the Civil Partnership Act
Rayden & Jackson on Relationship Breakdown, Finances and Children (author of Chapters on ‘Civil Partnership’ and ‘Resolving Claims to Property’).